This “chilli” spelling is the most common in the UK and in India. Adicto a Los Chiles But, in present-day Mexico, the Spanish word has transformed into “chile”. Note that while this is also the spelling of the South Americancountry, that has an entirely unrelated origin and meaning....
In the United Kingdom, and in other parts of the world where English is more like the British variant than the American one, the preferred spelling is the one containing an o—moustache. A Brit might write: I’m tired of grooming mymoustache; I think I’ll shave it off. Occasionally, ...